A functional interplay between intein and extein sequences in protein splicing compensates for the essential block B histidine

Kristina Friedel, Monika A. Popp, Julian C. J. Matern, Emerich Mihai Gazdag, Ilka V. Thiel, Gerrit Volkmann, Wulf Blankenfeldt, Henning D. Mootz

Chemical Science · 2018 · 36 citations · 48 references

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Steric bulk can compensate for a catalytically critical histidine in an intein's active site and promote the N–S acyl shift.

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